Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Katy Perry’s parents are avoiding contact with the pregnant singer over fears surrounding the fast-spreading coronavirus. The Teenage Dream singer used the music video for her single Never Worn White to announce that she was expecting her first child with her fiance, Pirates of the Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom, last week.
Shortly after, she flew to Australia to perform and promote her new music. And as she appeared on Australian radio show Hughesy & Ed on Monday, Katy revealed her parents are so worried that she’ll get COVID-19 that they are not making any physical contact with her while she’s pregnant. “My parents fist-bumped me the other day.
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